County Caseworker 1 (Local Government) - Mifflin County Children & Youth

THE POSITION

Do you want to make a difference in the life of a child? Working as a caseworker with Mifflin County Children and Youth Services could be the job for you! Apply today to join our dedicated team in a rewarding career!

DESCRIPTION OF WORK

As a caseworker, you will be implementing initial action plans on new intake calls, conducting follow-up visits and review of existing cases, conducting CPS investigations, and assuring clients have access to service providers. The caseworker will work to provide and / or coordinate services and goals for families to help strengthen and stabilize the family unit to prevent out-of-home placement and to work cooperatively with families to ensure the safety of children, while encouraging healthy family environments, so that the family unit may remain intact.

Additional responsibilities include providing and / or coordinating services and goals for families and to monitor family progress thus helping to strengthen and stabilize the family unit in an effort to reunite child(ren) with their families. To provide some permanency for the child(ren) while in placement (foster care, residential treatment or pre-adoption care) for whom reunification is no longer an option through adoption or Subsidized Permanent Legal Custodianship (SPLC).

Work Schedule and Additional Information :

• Full-time employment.

72.50 hours bi-weekly.

Caseworkers will share on-call duties.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE, TRAINING & ELIGIBILITY

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements :

Other Requirements :

Legal Requirements :

Under the Law, a conditional offer of employment will require submission and approval of satisfactory criminal history reports including, but not limited to, PA State Police clearance, PA Child Abuse history clearance, and FBI Fingerprint clearance.

How to Apply :

Veterans :

Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S.

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS) :

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.

EXAMINATION INFORMATION

Your score is based on the detailed information you provide on your application and in response to the supplemental questions.

Your score is valid for this specific posting only.

You must provide complete and accurate information or :

your score may be lower than deserved.

you may be disqualified.

Your results will be provided via email.